This is the good surprise of this start to the season. On the verge of administrative relegation in Ligue 2, Olympique Lyonnais saved in extremis after having had to separate many elements during the last transfer window. And if we could legitimately think that this agitated summer would leave traces on the banks of the Rhône, he finally tightened the group.
After six days of the championship, the Gones only lost once, in Rennes in numerical (3-1). They also conceded their only three goals of the season in Brittany. Thanks to this solidity, the men of Paulo Fonseca find themselves co-leaders of Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (15 points each).
This Sunday, the Lyonnais once again showed solidity and realism to win in Lille (0-1), as part of the 6e L1 day. Despite the Lille domination, the Rhodanians were able to resist, like a Moussa Niakhaté Imperial in his duel with Olivier Giroud, also supplemented by an insurmountable Dominik Greif.
“Niakhité, he broke out Giroud!” »»
Holder at the forefront of the attack on the DOGUES against OL, Olivier Giroud has not delivered his best performance since his return to France this summer. Which has not escaped Daniel Riolo.
“” Niakhité, he broke out Giroud! “Launched the famous editorialist on RMC waves on Sunday evening. And to add: ” Giroud, he suffered, at one point he was at the end. As a reminder, the top scorer in the history of the Blues scored 3 goals during his 6 matches played under the colors of the LOSC.